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Pakistan Confronts Acute Water Shortfall After India Suspends Indus Waters Treaty

Tarbela’s reservoir is now under half capacity, with farmers bracing for irrigation shortages until the monsoon arrives.

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Overview

  • New figures from the Indus River System Authority show water availability in Pakistan’s Indus basin has fallen by 10.3 percent compared to June 2024.
  • Reservoir levels at Tarbela and Mangla have dropped to around fifty percent, jeopardizing irrigation supply and hydropower generation.
  • India’s suspension of treaty obligations prompted Salal Dam gate closures, triggering erratic Chenab inflows that have left Punjab province hardest hit.
  • Pakistan’s government has declared that any further obstruction of river flows will be treated as an act of war.
  • With the Southwest monsoon still at least four weeks away, farmers face critical risks to their Kharif planting season.